Tim Horsmon became only the third coach in Maryland volleyball history in February 2008, coming to College Park, Md., after five extremely successful seasons at the University of Dayton.

Horsmon's collegiate career record ranks among some of the greatest starts in NCAA history. In his first nine seasons as a NCAA Division I head coach, his teams earned eight trips to the NCAA Tournament, eight conference championships (including a 17-1 record in conference tournament play), and a tremendous 225-93 overall record. His teams amassed an amazing 93-10 record (.903) in conference regular-season matches while at Dayton and Robert Morris.

Over his four seasons at Maryland, Horsmon has continually recruited top talent to College Park with two players, Mary Cushman (2010) and Adreene Elliott (2011), earning ACC-All Freshman honors. In addition, Horsmon's last four recruiting classes have all received Highest Honorable Mention honors from PrepVolleyball.com.

In 2010, the Terps narrowly missed out on their first trip to the NCAA tournament in five years. That season the squad finished with 19 victories including two top-25 wins over Duke and Florida State, respectively.

From 2003 through 2007, Horsmon led the University of Dayton to unprecedented success. In five seasons, his teams won four Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Championships (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007) and earned four NCAA Tournament berths (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007) -- the first conference championships and NCAA berths in program history.

His 2007 team finished with a 33-2 overall record, a second-round NCAA Tournament appearance and a ranking in the CSTV/AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll, reaching as high as 12th during the season. Horsmon was named the 2007 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Northeast Region Coach of the Year and the 2005 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year.

At Dayton, Horsmon coached four consecutive A-10 Players of the Year (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006), back-to-back Atlantic 10 Setters of the Year (2005, 2006), two A-10 Rookies of the Year (2003, 2007), four A-10 Most Outstanding Players of the Year (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007) and eight AVCA Honorable Mention All-Americans.

From 1999 through 2002, Horsmon served as head coach of Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh. Almost immediately, he turned around a program coming off five consecutive losing campaigns. In four seasons, Horsmon guided the Colonials to three Northeast Conference regular-season championships (1999, 2001, 2002), four Northeast Conference Tournament championships (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002) and four straight NCAA Tournament appearances. His record in conference play was a dominant 42-2. Horsmon earned Northeast Conference Coach of the Year honors in 1999 and 2002.

In addition to his collegiate experience, Horsmon served as head coach of the Adidas Penn Juniors 18-year-old Elite team and the Southern Maryland Juniors - both club Junior Olympic teams. The Adidas Penn Juniors were regionally ranked on the east coast. The Southern Maryland Juniors were ranked No. 1 in the Chesapeake Region in 1999.

Horsmon, a Maryland native, began his coaching career in 1996 as head coach at Calvert High School in Prince Frederick, Md. In three seasons, he amassed a 60-5 record and won the Class 3A Maryland State Championship and a regional title in 1998. That year, Horsmon was named Washington Post Coach of the Year.

Horsmon holds a bachelor of science from Frostburg State University (1991) and a teaching certificate from Salisbury State University (1993). He is a member of the American Volleyball Coaches Association and serves as a voter for the AVCA Top 25 poll.

Horsmon's HighlightsCoaching Honors • 2007 AVCA Northeast Region Coach of the Year • 2005 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year • 2002 and 1999 Northeast Conference Coach of the Year • 1998 Washington Post Coach of the Year • One of only 15 Division I head coaches and 36 overall coaches under 40 years old with 200 or more career victories (prior to 2008) • .708 winning percentage ranks fourth among D-I coaches under 40 with 200 career wins (prior to 2008)

Team Accomplishments • Eight NCAA Tournament appearances in nine seasons • Four Atlantic 10 Tournament championships at Dayton • Four Atlantic 10 regular season championships at Dayton • Four regular season and conference tournament titles in four years at Robert Morris • Two 30-win seasons • Led Dayton to school's first-ever NCAA Tournament berth in 2003

Players' Honors • Five AVCA Honorable Mention All-Americans • Six Atlantic Coast Conference Academic All-ACC selections • Four Atlantic 10 Players of the Year • Two Atlantic 10 Setters of the Year • Two Atlantic 10 Rookies of the Year • Two ACC All-Freshman Selections • Four Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team selections • One AVCA Northeast Region Freshman of the Year • Eight AVCA All-Northeast Region selections • 19 All-Atlantic 10 performers • One A-2 National Team selection

NCAA Division I coaches 40 and under years old with 200 victories (prior to 2008)

Coach

School

Record

Pct.

Age

Jennifer Calloway

S.C. Upstate

246-150

.621

35

Deane Webb

Belmont

254-140

.645

35

Carin Avery

Valparaiso

202-79

.719

36

Mike Jordan

New Mexico State

221-97

.695

37

Travis Hudson

Western Kentucky

298-144

.674

37

Toby Rens

Long Island

213-118

.644

38

Carrie Yerty

Wyoming

233-174

.572

38

Peter Volkert

Fordham

294-207

.587

38

Kelley Hartley

IPFW

330-161

.672

39

Tim Horsmon

Maryland

225-93

.708

39

Jim Lodes

Buffalo

302-254

.543

39

Bobbi Petersen

Northern Iowa

203-61

.769

40

Jerritt Elliott

Texas

206-70

.746

40

Todd Kress

Florida State

255-159

.616

40

Andrew Palileo

Washington State

239-141

.629

40

Research courtesy of Joe Guistana, assistant media relations director at South Carolina Upstate